| TAO2-FY2026 |
AN ACT transferring $3,500,000 from various School System capital projects to Capital Project E1060 – Faulkner Ridge Center – Early Learning Center, in order to address a budget shortfall on that project |
| SAO1-FY2026 |
AN ACT transferring $1,000,000 from the General Fund, Contingency Reserve to the Department of Public Works for unanticipated expenses related to snow removal |
| CR42-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving a list of Howard County residents to be sent to the Governor, in accordance with State law, so that the Governor may choose one of the residents from the list to fill a vacancy on the Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board |
| CR43-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Aileen Maren Jaentsch Marshall to the Howard County Animal Matters Hearing Board |
| CR44-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kimberly Brokaw, DVM, to the Howard County Animal Matters Hearing Board |
| CR45-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Maryam Fathirad, PMP, to the Public Works Board |
| CR46-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dinah R.K.K. Yukich to the LGBTQIA+ Commission |
| CR47-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dr. Meghana S. Ray to the Board of Health |
| CR48-2026 |
A RESOLUTION appointing Michael A. Cummins to the Inspector General Advisory Board to fill a term ending on April 7, 2029 |
| CR49-2026 |
A RESOLUTION endorsing and authorizing the Howard County Executive to file an application with the Maryland Transit Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation for grants under the Federal Transit Act and certain State transportation grants; indicating certain endorsement by the County Executive; and requiring certain copies be sent to the Maryland Department of Transportation |
| CR50-2026 |
A RESOLUTION endorsing the provision of financing by the State Department of Commerce for an economic development project in Howard County and certifying that the project is consistent with the County’s goals for economic development |
| CR51-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving the terms and conditions of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement by and between the Howard County, Maryland and Midway 32, LLC for the redevelopment of an existing office building into a new housing development of 623 units in two separate buildings to be located in a Transit Oriented Development Zoning District at 10010 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, Maryland |
| CR52-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Joseph C. Hudzik to the Adult Public Guardianship Review Board |
| CR53-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ning Li to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR54-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Keith Louie to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR55-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Seema Agarwal-Harding to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR56-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of J. Jason Zhao to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR57-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Swati Sharma to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR58-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Rebecca Paulson Fields to the Commission for Women |
| CR59-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Bronzwyn Palmer to the Commission for Women |
| CR60-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jenna M. Campbell to the Commission for Women |
| CR61-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Angel M. Robinson to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission |
| CR62-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Khalida S. Burton to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission |
| CR63-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Raeleena C Collington to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission |
| CR64-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Allison Corinne Nichols to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission |
| CR65-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Anjali Thaker to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission |
| CR66-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Sandy Pagan to the La Alianza Latina Commission |
| CR67-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Erika Tustin to the La Alianza Latina Commission |
| CR68-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ilerioluwa M. Adubi to the Recreation and Parks Board |
| CR69-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of May-Fong Tsay to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR70-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Young Ran Smith to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR71-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kimberly Eggborn to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR72-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Sameer C. Ahirrao to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission |
| CR73-2026 |
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Phil Scherer to the Multimodal Transportation Board |
| CR74-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving certain transfers between major categories in the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget of the Board of Education in the amount of $3,635,000; and generally relating to the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget of the Board of Education |
| CR75-2026 |
A RESOLUTION establishing the Fiscal Year 2027 Retirement Incentive Program; defining certain terms; establishing eligibility requirements; identifying certain positions that are excluded from participation; authorizing the development of Policies and Procedures; stating that there is no impact on retiree health benefits; requiring the availability of funds; and generally related to the Fiscal Year 2027 Retirement Incentive Program |
| CR76-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving the Capital Program for Howard County for Fiscal Years 2028 through 2032 and the Extended Capital Program for Fiscal Years 2033 through 2036 |
| CR77-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving the Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget for the Howard Community College and indicating appropriations for major functional categories |
| CR78-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving the Fiscal Year 2027 budget for the Howard County Library System and indicating appropriations for object classes |
| CR79-2026 |
A RESOLUTION setting forth the Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget for the Howard County Board of Education |
| CR80-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving the Fiscal Year 2027 budget for the Howard County Health Department and indicating appropriations for object classes |
| CR81-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving schedules for charges pertaining to the Metropolitan District, to water and sewer service, and to shared sewage disposal facilities |
| CR82-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving schedules of fees for the functions regulated by the Department of Public Works |
| CR83-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving schedules of fees, fines and charges for functions regulated by the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits |
| CR84-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving schedules of fees and charges for functions regulated or administered by the Department of Planning and Zoning |
| CR85-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving schedules of fees and rates for functions regulated and administered by the Department of Police |
| CR86-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving schedules of fines and penalties for violations of and administrative costs related to enforcement of Howard County’s parking laws, including administrative handling fees for parking citations and citations under the automated red-light enforcement program |
| CR87-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving fee and rate schedules for:
(1) Applying for approval of an industrial development revenue bond or MIDFA bond or loan;
(2) Solicitor and Peddler Identification Card;
(3) Weekend Prisoners - Room and board;
(4) Prisoner - Health care provider fee;
(5) Participation in work release program;
(6) Participation in home detention program;
(7) Marriage license fee charge for funding of domestic violence programs;
(8) Annual registration of trespass towing companies and |
| CR88-2026 |
A RESOLUTION adopting schedules for various charges related to the Watershed Protection and Restoration Fee |
| CR89-2026 |
A RESOLUTION adopting fee schedules for functions of the Health Department |
| CR90-2026 |
A RESOLUTION adopting a Schedule of Fees for inspections conducted by the Department of Fire and Rescue Services |
| CR91-2026 |
A RESOLUTION approving a Reimbursement Schedule for the Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement Program |
| CR92-2026 |
A RESOLUTION adopting a schedule of fees for functions regulated by the Department of Finance |
| CR93-2026 |
A RESOLUTION levying a tax on certain admissions and amusements, establishing classes of admissions and amusements, setting tax rates on different classes, and providing for certain exemptions from the tax |
| CR94-2026 |
A RESOLUTION adopting the schedule of rates for the Building Excise Tax |
| CR95-2026 |
A RESOLUTION levying a fire and rescue tax for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 and setting the tax rate for the fire and rescue tax |
| CR96-2026 |
A RESOLUTION levying a property tax for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027; setting the tax rates for property; and providing for the collection of the property tax |
| CR97-2026 |
A RESOLUTION setting the fee-in-lieu rate for moderate income housing |
| CR98-2026 |
A RESOLUTION adopting the Transfer Tax, the tax on every instrument of writing conveying title to real or leasehold property offered for a record and recorded in Howard County with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and providing for certain exemptions from the tax |
| CR99-2026 |
A RESOLUTION establishing a recordation tax rate on instruments of writing that are recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court |
| CB22-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,500,000 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of a capital project, more particularly described in the County’s Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing the County to issue bond and grant anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for |
| CB23-2026 |
AN ACT amending Section 128.0 of the Howard County Zoning Regulations to add a new subsection entitled “Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Existing Motel/Hotel Sites in the Route 1 Corridor”; establishing criteria for the redevelopment & adaptive reuse of existing hotel & motel sites along Route 1; and generally related to the Zoning Regulations |
| CB24-2026 |
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to change the definition of “Optional Design Project”; add a new subsection in Section 128.0 entitled “Optional Design Projects in Route 1 Corridor”; expanding eligibility for the Optional Design Project process to certain commercial properties along Route 1; adding additional use criteria; and generally related to the Optional Design Project process |
| CB25-2026 |
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to define “Cottage Clusters”; to provide where Age-Restricted Adult Housing Cottage Clusters will be permitted by right; to add parking requirements to Age-Restricted Adult Housing Cottage Clusters and multiplexes; to provide criteria for Age-Restricted Adult Housing Cottage Clusters within an Optional Design Project; and generally relating to the Howard County Zoning Regulations |
| CB26-2026 |
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code, approving provisions in a an amendment to a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the Howard County Police Officer’s Association, Lodge 21 that are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the Howard County Code or the Employee Manual; approving a multi-year amendment to a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the Howard County Police Officer’s Association, Lodge 21 that |
| CB27-2026 |
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code, approving provisions in a an amendment to a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the Howard County Police Supervisor’s Alliance Lodge 143that are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the Howard County Code or the Employee Manual; and generally relating to the collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the Howard County Police Supervisor’s Alliance Lodge 143 |
| CB28-2026 |
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code, approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the Howard County Public Safety Dispatchers Association that are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the Howard County Code or the Employee Manual; approving a multi-year collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the Howard County Public Safety Dispatchers Association that will be effective through the end o |
| CB29-2026 |
AN ACT making emergency appropriations pursuant to Section 610(b) of the Howard County Charter and amending the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2026 in order to provide additional spending authority to the Department of Public Works, the Department of General Services, the Department of Corrections and NonDepartmental expenses for unanticipated expenses related to snow removal, for overtime costs incurred by the Department of Corrections, and for SDAT billing; and decla |
| CB30-2026 |
AN ACT making emergency appropriations pursuant to Section 610(b) of the Howard County Charter and amending the Annual Budget and Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2026 to provide additional spending authority in the Employee Benefits Self-Insurance fund due to significant increases in medical claim expenditures of the fund; and declaring that this Act is an Emergency Bill necessary to meet a public emergency affecting life, health or property |
| CB31-2026 |
AN ACT temporarily prohibiting issuance of certain approvals of development plans for data processing centers; creating a task force to consider defining “Data Centers” in the Zoning Regulations, study the potential impacts of data centers on the public health, safety, and welfare, and to report and make recommendations on best practices for data center development, including but not limited to siting and location, setbacks and screening, water and energy consumption, noise mitigation, and remov |
| CB32-2026 |
AN ACT amending the Pay Plan for Howard County; providing pay scales for employees and members of certain collective bargaining units to be effective July 1, 2026 and January 1, 2027, in certain instances; making certain technical corrections; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to the Pay Plan for Howard County |
| CB33-2026 |
AN ACT adopting the current expense budget and the capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, to be known as the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of Howard County, Fiscal Year 2027 |
| CB34-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the principal amount of up to $176,638,609 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds or other obligations therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County capital projects (including bridge projects, general county projects, storm drainage projects, school system projects, fire and rescue projects, road construction projects, roadside and sidewalk projects, library projects, comm |
| CB35-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in a principal amount of up to $15,580,723 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds or other obligations therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County road construction projects which are specified and described in the County's 2027 Capital Budget (including, without limitation, borrowings for certain of such capital projects previously authorized), and to pay costs of issuance of |
| CB36-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the principal amount of up to $91,407,524 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds or other obligations therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County water and sewer capital projects which are specified and described in the County's 2027 Capital Budget (including, without limitation, borrowings for certain water and sewer capital projects previously authorized in prior calend |
| CB37-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the aggregate principal amount of up to $67,413,250 on its full faith and credit, and issue debt obligations therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain General County projects as more particularly described in the County's Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such debt obligations; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with |
| CB38-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the aggregate principal amount of up to $9,090,000 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds or other obligations therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County watershed protection and restoration projects as more particularly described in the County's 2027 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds or other obligations; authorizing and empowering the County to i |
| CB39-2026 |
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the aggregate principal amount of up to $4,720,863 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds or other obligations therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County broadband projects as more particularly described in the County's 2027 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds or other obligations; authorizing and empowering the County to issue bond anticipation note |